COVID19: Cruise Lines Cancel Antarctica Cruises
by Victoria Klesty (Reuters) – Norway’s Hurtigruten has called off its remaining Antarctica cruises from January to March next year and will reduce capacity along the Norwegian coast because of...
Celebrity Cruises maiden ship in its new Solstice Class departed Meyer Werft shipyard yesterday in Papenburg, Germany. The Celebrity Solstice, at length of just over 1,000 ft., is the largest cruise ship by Celebrity Cruises and from the looks of it, just getting it out of port was no easy task.
The Celebrity Solstice is the first of five ships in Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice Class: a class of ships that will offer “floating worlds of aesthetic and experiential perfection, where every detail is attended to and every guest is pampered,” according to Celebrity Cruises.
Celebrity Solstice will offer a range of amenities, never before seen on any other cruise ships. MarketWatch.com provides us with this list:
Ship Detail:
Occupancy: 2,850 (not including crew)
Tonnage: 122,000
Length: 1,033 ft.
Beam 121 ft.
Draught: 27 ft.
Cruise Speed: 24 kts
Inaugural Date: November 23, 2008
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